I wanted Canh Chua broth today so bought some at the store. It was a thai brand, but I figured: Meh, add some pineaple, it'll be fine.

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It wasn't. It was gross. Real Canh Chua is too labor intensive (I just want to put cabbage and mushrooms in it and call it a day!) and when I asked a Vietnamese friend, she reminded me that I could just go to hot pot.